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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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How To Use Hashtags on Instagram

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blog.tailwindapp.com - In the Most Recent section, photos and videos appear in the order that they were posted. Keep in mind that if you add a hashtag to a photo after it was posted, the photo will still appear on the ha...

Samsung C-Lab to bring four VR/AR ideas to MWC 2017 - SlashGear

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www.slashgear.com - Another tech show, another chance for Samsung to boast about how it fosters and cultivates innovation among its employees through incubation programs like its C-Lab, formerly Creative Lab. At MWC 2...

The Future of Mixed Reality Videos Could Be Your Face - VRScout

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vrscout.com - Daydream Labs and Google Research show us how having a face in VR couldmake all the difference. You know how much we love making mixed reality videos and sharing them with the world. It’s one of th...

The iPad Might Not Have Changed the World, but It Could Save Retail

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www.adweek.com - What this device does is extraordinary,” Steve Jobs intoned to a packed house at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center. The date was Jan. 27, 2010 and Jobs, dressed in his standard attire of fa...

AT&T says its merger with Time Warner is exactly what customers want

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arstechnica.com - With AT&T planning to avoid a Federal Communications Commission review of its merger with Time Warner, Senate Democrats led by Al Franken (D-Minn.) recently asked the company to prove that the acqu...

New Samsung Gear VR may come with a one-handed controller - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - For the past three years, we’ve been trying to get into the virtual reality game. The concept isn’t exactly foreign but OEMs have been challenged to make it into a more mobile experience. Samsung f...

Samsung’s latest C-Lab projects embrace augmented and virtual reality

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techcrunch.com - Samsung created C-Lab (that’s Creative Lab) half a decade ago as an attempt to incubate employee creativity within the larger confines of its corporate culture. Among the decided benefits of its pl...

Kubernetes on Microsoft’s Azure Container Service is now generally available

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techcrunch.com - Kubernetes, the Google-incubated open source container orchestration system, is quickly becoming the de facto standard for managing large container deployments.Microsoft launched a preview of suppo...

How Uber can permanently regain trust

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techcrunch.com - This week, Uber has taken steps to let employees – and the broader world – know that it’s taking steps to address its cultural failings as a company. The impetus, of course, is the now widely read ...

Review: Doppler Labs Here One smart earbuds

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techcrunch.com - Headphones are a gadget that peopleoften fail to fully appreciate. In the face of all the latest tech trends, headphones remain just as versatile as ever. They’re virtual reality devices letting us...

Facebook on course to be the WeChat of the West, says Gartner

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techcrunch.com - It’s the beginning of the end for smartphone apps as we have known and tapped on them, reckons Gartner. The analyst is calling the start of a “post-apps” era, based onchanges in consumer interactio...

Smartwatches need to get better

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techcrunch.com - Android Wear 2.0 was boundto be a disappointment. There was just too much hanging on the second generation of the wearable operating system. After all, a significant chunk of declining smartwatch s...

Apple quietly bought iCloud.net domain, shuts down eponymous social network

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techcrunch.com - It looks like Apple has finally picked up one of the last remaining pieces of internet property linked to one of its key service brands: the iPhone and Mac giant has quietly taken over ownership of...

Scout helps take the pain out of recruiting

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techcrunch.com - New York-basedScout wants to take the pain out of hiring, by automating search and outreach for companies. The company is able to reduce friction associated with recruiting by presenting hiring man...

Horizon Zero Dawn is a near-perfect action RPG on the PlayStation 4

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techcrunch.com - Horizon Zero Dawn appeared unique from the start – a PlayStation 4 exclusive, a novel setting, with an all-new franchise, combining survival game elements with cover shooter mechanics and real-time...

Modders are turning the NES Classic Edition into an all-purpose retro gaming machine

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techcrunch.com - If you were lucky enough to get your hands on a NES Classic Edition this last holiday season, you were probably impressed (as I was) with the quality of the emulation — so much so you wished it had...

Bulletin offers a flexible approach to shared retail space

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techcrunch.com - In the startup world, opening a real-world, physical store can seem a bit quaint. Who wants to deal with the sky-high rents charged in prime, urban locations, not to mention getting locked into a l...

Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield applications are due in a week

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techcrunch.com - It takes about 15 minutes to fill out an application for Startup Battlefield and they’re due in a week. Stop procrastinating and submit your startup. Applications for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt...

MobiTV raises $21M as it pivots into set top box-free IPTV for the living room

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techcrunch.com - MobiTV, one of the first companies(est. 1999) to bring TV services to mobile devices, has raised some funding as it moves into a late-stage pivot to bring its technology to the living room. The com...

Facebook updates Analytics for Apps with improved segmentation and domain-level reporting

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techcrunch.com - Facebook today launched an update to Analytics for Apps, its cross-platform analytics platform for developers who want to track how their users engage with their sites, bots and apps. The promise o...

A Stand Against Invasive Phone Searches at the U.S. Border

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www.theatlantic.com - For years, travelers entering into the U.S.—whether they’re citizens or not—have been pulled aside at the border and pressured into giving up passwords to their phones and other electronic devices....

Watch the Rise of Photography in This Video of Every NY Times Front Page

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petapixel.com - ‘Abstract: The Art of Design’ is a Must-Watch Netflix Show for Photographers If you appreciate visual art and aesthetics—and, if you're reading PetaPixel, chances are good that you do—then you abso...

Updated WhatsApp Statuses let you share photos and videos that disappear

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arstechnica.com - WhatsApp rolled out two-step verification last week, and now it's updating an existing feature to compete with Snapchat. The Facebook-owned messaging app announced today it's updating Statuses, whi...

Linksys Velop review: Fast, capable mesh Wi-Fi—but way too expensive

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arstechnica.com - The Linksys Velop is the latest in a rapidly growing line of mesh, or "whole home" Wi-Fi systems from the likes of Google, Netgear, and Ubiquiti. Like its competitors, Velop is designed to help rem...

More than just a new GT, the 2018 Lexus LC 500 is a marker for the future

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arstechnica.com - The new Lexus LC 500 is a bold move for a company that's built a reputation on vehicles that excel at comfort but leave the performance stuff to a light dusting. It's a faithful evolution of the LF...

New PlayStation 4 Pro patch for Final Fantasy XV makes it look worse

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arstechnica.com - Up until today, the massive quest gameFinal Fantasy XV offered at least one "smooth" visual option for every single platform it's been released for—meaning, one option with a locked, mostly consist...

Opera completely redesigns its desktop browser | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Opera has recently unveiled a brand-new refresh of its user interface in the developer stream. Really part of a bigger project named Reborn—appropriately so—this new build offers a totally new look...

Google and Microsoft will soon prevent pirate websites from popping up in search

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thenextweb.com - Google and Microsoft’s Bing will no longer let you browse forpirated content and illegal streams as effortlessly as you used to. The search engine heavyweights have agreed to a new voluntary code o...

Dazzle-Mockup Scene Creator with 1500+ Mockup Positions, 30+ Ready-Made Scenes & more - only $24!

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www.mightydeals.com - Dazzle-Mockup Scene Creator with 1500+ Mockup Positions, 30+ Ready-Made Scenes & more - only $24! Looking to pull together a dazzling scene to impress your clients? Look no further! The Dazzle Scen...

The Real Cost of Buying Followers (And How To Fix It)

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www.socialmediatoday.com - Social media marketing isn’t a simple game of Likes and followers if you plan on being taken seriously as a business, building relationships with your customers, generatingmore leads and seeing rea...

Google let its AI loose on the internet to slaughter gamers

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www.globalfuturist.org - If you ever wondered what would happen if an artificial intelligence (AI) ever got online then you’re about to get your answer thanks to Google – again. Google’s DeepMind division, which is arguabl...

6 Ways to Use Facebook 360 Photos for Business : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Facebook 360 photos let you create an immersive 360-degree experience for fans on your Facebook page. In this article, you’ll discover sixways to use Facebook 360 photos for business. Unlike normal...

7 Key Tips for Boosting Your Social Customer Support Efforts

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www.socialmediatoday.com - Considering that there are more than1.86 billion active users on Facebook, 319 million on Twitter and over 600 million Instagram users, even if only a tiny percentage of these people are using soci...

AT&T tests LTE drones but still a long way from being functional - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - They still have a long way to go, but AT&T has taken one step towards creating a fully functional LTE drone to bring emergency connectivity to their users. The drones, which will serve as temporary...

Samsung’s C-Lab to showcase four projects at Mobile World Congress - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - It’s actually pretty great to see companies encouraging innovation and creativity among their people, outside of their regular job descriptions. Samsung is one such company and through their Creati...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 drops by the NCC in Taiwan - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung is launching a new premium flagship tablet at the MWC 2017. In case you didn’t know, the Galaxy Tab S3 will be the South Korean tech giant’s main offering at this year’s tech event in Barce...

27 things to know before you work in social media

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www.prdaily.com - I’m immersed in social business every day. I spend as much time on my computer as some people spend in their shoes. I rarely talk about “social media” except with clients, because to me that’s like...

Ekayan: A web based app for people to find out what their friends think about them, and get recognized for what's admirable about them - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - “Ekayan”facilitates you to anonymously admire your friends, and know what your friends think about you. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Gupta’ regarding his start-up “...

How to Get the Most Out of an Online Course

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www.smartpassiveincome.com - Whose responsibility is it when it comes to the success rate of an online course? Put another way: if one of your students fails to see results after buying access to your online course, is it your...

Windows 10 Device Usage: February - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - A new report from AdDuplex examines the relative popularity of PC makers, Surface devices, OS versions, and more. As you may recall, AdDuplex bills itself as the largest cross-promotion network for...

How This Minneapolis Ad Agency Is Staying Ahead of Tech Trends

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www.adweek.com - For Carter Jensen, installing cameras into ceilings and drilling digital displays into the walls of Minneapolis-based agency Periscope to test prototypes of new mobile and emerging technology is ju...

Five Ways to Gain Customer Insight: A Guide for Marketers

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www.marketingprofs.com - Legendary Baseball Hall of Famer and Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said, "You can observe a lot by watching." The humor aside, there's a lot of truth in that statement. As marketing professionals...

HP Is Advertising Its Real, Modern Printers on This Fake, Awkward '80s Computer Show

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www.adweek.com - It’s a fine line between effective ’80s homage and clumsy retro spoof, with the latter usually involving a lot of overplayed visual gags like brick-sized cell phones and VHS tapes. Cue pointing and...

Verizon Opens In-House Agency, Hires Andrew McKechnie From Apple to Run Creative

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www.adweek.com - Today Verizon followed Sprint, Chipotle, Coca-Cola, Facebook and more in establishing its own in-house creative advertising agency. The telecom giant, which is currently one of the five biggest adb...

Redirecting Focus: Helping Virtual Teams Stay on Track

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www.adweek.com - Staying focused when you work online isn’t easy. There are a million-and-one distractions a few clicks away, and if you’re not careful, your five-minute “break” turns into a wasted hour or more. Yo...

Google Opens Up YouTube and Ad Platforms for Measurement Audit

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www.adweek.com - On the heels of Facebook’s decision to undergo an audit by industry watchdog the Media Rating Council, Google has agreed to have its metrics vetted, too. The Alphabet-owned site is opening up YouTu...

Hyperlocal marketing will soar in 2017: 5 tips to stay on top

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searchengineland.com - The conversation about local search is not a new one;marketers have been discussing the importance of targeting customers by location for the past decade. Recently, it has been pushed back into the...

UPS Showcases New Delivery Drone, Fucks It All Up

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gizmodo.com - Everybody knows by now that the delivery drone ambitions of companies like FedEx and UPS amount to marketing stunts. But what happens when those stunts don’t go quite as planned? UPS knows because ...

Your ultimate guide to mobile live-streaming

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www.washingtonpost.com - A live broadcast doesn't need all of this equipment anymore — just a smartphone is fine. The main control room in the Al Jazeera America broadcast studio in New York. (AFP /Stan Honda/Getty Images)...

20 Instagram Landing Page Examples That Seal the Conversion

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instapage.com - Instagram continues to move up the social media ladder. From a niche site for amateur photographers and a few filters to one of the top used image-sharing platforms, the advertising opportunities c...